Bert Jones | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
| BIRTH | AGE | SIGNED ON | FROM | ||||
| DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
| CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
| TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of Bert Jones | ||||
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 HERITAGE NO : 426 Bert Jones by Alex Service In what was a bleak time for the Knowsley Road club, with stars being sold to other clubs to try and offset mounting debts, the St.Helens Newspaper announced the surprise signing of Welsh international Rugby Union star Bert Jones from Llanelli. Described as 'Wales best scrum-half,' William Herbert Jones had played twice for his country against Ireland and Scotland during the 1933-34 Home Nations competition and was 22 years of age [Wales RU Player Number 487]. Bert also played for Wales in a Test Match against South Africa.He was quite well-built for a scrum-half, being 11 stone 4 lbs and 5 feet 8ins. Bert was no slouch behind the scrum base either. Unfortunately, Jones played just 14 matches for the club, his last against Wakefield on 1st December 1934. It is not known why his stay at the club was relatively short and we would welcome any further information about the player. In 1921 Bert was living in Hall Street, Llanelli, Wales. He lived with his parents David and Elizabeth, four sisters and a brother. Bert worked a Messenger for a Dealer on Church Street, Llanelli.We do know, however, that he died at Pontyberem, aged 76, in July 1982. Many thanks to Bert’s grandson, Jeremy Banks for the splendid photo of Bert on the occasion of being presented with his first Welsh RU cap. The gallery also contains an action photo of Bert playing for the Saints. | ||||
PLAYER HONOURS | ||||
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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| Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
| 1934~35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| TOTALS: | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
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ALL MATCHES | ||||
| Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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| 10th Sep 1934 | 1 | W |
7 | Rochdale Hornets | LC1 | H | 24 | 18 | VIEW | |||
| 15th Sep 1934 | 2 | L |
7 | Swinton | L | A | 2 | 19 | VIEW | |||
| 22nd Sep 1934 | 3 | W |
7 | Hunslet | L | H | 30 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 24th Sep 1934 | 4 | D |
7 | Liverpool Stanley | LC2 | H | 9 | 9 | VIEW | |||
| 29th Sep 1934 | 5 | L |
7 | Halifax | L | A | 13 | 21 | VIEW | |||
| 6th Oct 1934 | 6 | W |
7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | L | H | 7 | 2 | VIEW | |||
| 13th Oct 1934 | 7 | L |
7 | Hunslet | L | A | 0 | 15 | VIEW | |||
| 20th Oct 1934 | 8 | L |
7 | Rochdale Hornets | L | H | 6 | 15 | VIEW | |||
| 27th Oct 1934 | 9 | L |
7 | Warrington | L | A | 5 | 10 | VIEW | |||
| 3rd Nov 1934 | 10 | W |
7 | Barrow | L | H | 13 | 6 | 1 | VIEW | ||
| 10th Nov 1934 | 11 | L |
7 | Broughton Rangers | L | A | 2 | 31 | VIEW | |||
| 17th Nov 1934 | 12 | L |
7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | L | A | 6 | 8 | VIEW | |||
| 24th Nov 1934 | 13 | W |
7 | Bradford Northern | L | H | 23 | 8 | VIEW | |||
| 1st Dec 1934 | 14 | L |
7 | Wakefield Trinity | L | A | 5 | 19 | VIEW |
| *Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
| WINS : 5 | LOSSES : 8 | DRAWS : 1 |
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